Disable USB HOST Port

[dlombardo]

Hi,

In Jessie (Kernel 3.4) Image USB ports can be easily controlled using GPIO port for controlling its SY6280.

Example:

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# USB port 1 (higher) - max 1000 mA
# Init
echo 66 > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio66_ph6/direction
# Turn ON
echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio66_ph6/value
# Turn OFF
echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio66_ph6/value

# USB port 2 (lower) - max. 523 mA
# Init
echo 67 > /sys/class/gpio/export
echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio67_ph3/direction
# Turn ON
echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio67_ph3/value
# Turn OFF
echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio67_ph3/value


In current Debian 11 Bullseye image the USB ports are no longer easy to control.

The GPIO ports are taken by USB (vbus) driver

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# cat /sys/kernel/debug/gpio | grep -i usb
 gpio-41  (                    |usb0-vbus           ) out lo
 gpio-227 (                    |usb2-vbus           ) out hi
 gpio-228 (                    |usb0_id_det         ) in  hi IRQ
 gpio-229 (                    |usb0_vbus_det       ) in  lo IRQ
 gpio-230 (                    |usb1-vbus           ) out hi

and I can only temporary disable USB port by using unbind example for USB port 2

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echo "4-1" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/unbind

The problem is this can allow USB device to 'wakeup' and gets auto bind again e.g. USB screen upon touching.

I would like the device to be disabled until I make manual bind

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echo "4-1" > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb/bind

This might not happen with initial setup I had done with image in 2021 (Ubuntu), when I discovered and tested unbind/bind with USB Touch device but I have upgraded the system and now I can confirm the USB Touch device gets auto bind upon touch and unbind is no longer usefull, except maybe for device reset request.

I have this behaviour with latest Debian Bullseye image and one I have from 2022.

Can I get control over USB Host GPIO control again in Mainline linux Image?

I do not find any setup for USB in the Olimex Device Tree overlays - https://github.com/OLIMEX/olinuxino-overlays.git